Download Text File into String Variable

Download a text file directly into a string variable.

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uses
    Windows, Messages, SysUtils, Variants, Classes, Graphics, Controls, Forms,
    Dialogs, StdCtrls,
    CHILKATFTP2Lib_TLB,
    OleCtrls;

...

procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
var
ftp: TChilkatFtp2;
success: Integer;
fileContents: String;
remoteFilename: String;

begin
ftp := TChilkatFtp2.Create(Self);

//  Any string unlocks the component for the 1st 30-days.
success := ftp.UnlockComponent('Anything for 30-day trial');
if (success <> 1) then
  begin
    ShowMessage(ftp.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

ftp.Hostname := 'www.example-code.com';
ftp.Username := 'example-code.com';
ftp.Password := '****';
ftp.Passive := 1;

//  Connect and login to the FTP server.
success := ftp.Connect();
if (success <> 1) then
  begin
    ShowMessage(ftp.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

//  Change to the remote directory where the existing file is located.
success := ftp.ChangeRemoteDir('junk');
if (success <> 1) then
  begin
    ShowMessage(ftp.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

//  Download the contents of the remote file into memory.

remoteFilename := 'hamletQuote.txt';

fileContents := ftp.GetRemoteFileTextData(remoteFilename);
if (fileContents = NULL ) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(ftp.LastErrorText);
  end
else
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(fileContents);
  end;

ftp.Disconnect();


end;